Rapids history in first meeting against MLS opponents

When the Colorado Rapids host the expansion Montreal Impact on Saturday, May 26 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park (7 pm MT, TICKETS), it will be the 20th team they've faced in an MLS regular season game since 1996.

All-time, Colorado are 6-11-2 in the first-ever meeting against an MLS opponent, and 14-4-1 in the first home game against the 19 other MLS sides.

Since MLS began expanding in 1998 with the addition of Chicago and Miami (since contracted), the Rapids are 4-4-2 all-time in the first meeting against expansion teams. And, they are 8-1-1 in their first home game versus expansion teams. The only home loss was on March 29, 2006 to Houston, which was technically an expansion side after having relocated from San Jose.